Table 2.
Polychromatophilic erythrocytes and leukocyte counts for PCR positive and negative G. fuliginosa and G. fortis, based on cell counts over 104 non-polychromatophilic erythrocytes.
|
Geospiza fuliginosa |
Geospiza fortis |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCR- negative (n = 11) | PCR- positive (n = 10) | P | PCR- negative (n = 3) | PCR- positive (n = 3) | P | |
| PE | 464.3 (209.8) | 449.0 (157.3) | 0.98 | 399.9 (36.4) | 495.6 (115.5) | 0.251 |
| Heterophils | 11.7 (10.0) | 3.9 (3.3) | 0.09 | 2.0 (1.7) | 17.7 (15.5) | 0.13 |
| Lymphocytes | 23.1 (16.5) | 18.9 (13.3) | 0.65 | 64.7 (21.1) | 15.3 (11.2) | 0.03 |
| Monocytes | 2.8 (2.7) | 0.8 (1.6) | 0.02 | 2.3 (1.5) | 1.7 (1.5) | 0.57 |
| Eosinophils | 4.5 (3.7) | 1.5 (1.6) | 0.03 | 1.7 (1.5) | 0 (0) | 0.19 |
| Basophils | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | NA | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | NA |
| Total leukocyte | 42.0 (21.6) | 25.0 (17.1) | 0.02 | 70.5 (19.5) | 34.5 (19.0) | 0.13 |
Mean and standard deviation (in parenthesis) provided. P values from the comparison between positive and negative individuals' log (+1) transformed counts included. Significant values provided in bold.